Age-related decrease in sensitivity to electrical stimulation is unrelated to skin conductance: An evoked potentials study

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 602-607

  Kemp, J ^a   Despres O ^a   Pebayle, T ^b   Dufour, A ^a,b  

^a Université de Strasbourg Faculté de Psychologie   (France)

^b Centre d'Investigations Neurocognitives et Neurophysiologiques   (France)

Author keywords

Aging; Electrical stimulations; Evoked potentials; Received intensity; Setpoint intensity; Skin conductance; Somatosensitivity

Indexed keywords

AGING; ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; RECEIVED INTENSITY; SETPOINT INTENSITY; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SOMATOSENSITIVITY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; PAIN THRESHOLD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894295121     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2013.08.020     Document Type: Article

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